Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-02

ChesAng Exercises or Nc. MarysB Academy
Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake Tribune has this TO
say of the closing exercises Of St
Mary's Academy, an institution OF
learning that has grown to be the
pride of the West:
st. Mary's is one of the institutions
in which our citizens, and we might
say, the great West take an honest
pride. Its reputation has kept pace
with its size and gone beyond its age.
Located in one among the beautiful
sites In the city, surrounded by large
grounds, refreshed by cooling shade
and almost meadow waving grasses in
the pupils play grounds, one looks
around to see IL he Is in the city on
way out in the country, so large and
well laid out are the grounds, dotted
here and there with summer houses,
swings, eroquet sets and other games.
No wonder the young ladies grow in
strength and intellect and beauty un-
der St Mary's careful training, whole.
some dicipline and beautiful, refining
surroundings, improving for mind and
heart The Academy buildings are
airy, cheerful, large and healthy. The
young girls looked the ideal Of health
and intelligence, heightened by those
unconscious charms which modest
easy, simple, refined manners, lend to
all, but especially young girls.
The patient and industrious teachers
who have worked so quietly to ad
vance the many pupils on the high
ways Of knowledge are deserving Of
untold credit for their jealous watch
fulness and many instances Of self
sacrifice. Within the four walls oi
that huge structure they are passing
the best years Of their lives and in
stilling principles OF virtue and mo
rality into the minds and hearts o.
those placed under their charge, in or
der that the world may be better by
reason of their work and their infu
ence for good
The examination OF the pupils il
instrumental and vocal music, thorough
bass and theory, closed the 10th o.
June with the most satisfactory ne
suits. The examination had to be an
ticipated, because Of the large mum
Der OF music pupils (l3O) so as no
10 interfere with the examination il
the English course and the language
which began ten days since. The ex
aminations in the English course an'
the languages were what we expected
The pupils gave evidence by thei
prompt intelligent answers and exac
reasoning, that they were PRACTICAL,
conversant with their studies; tina
they had been studious pupils, ans
turned 70 advantage the knowledg'
impaired by experienced teachers anC
thorough scholars. Arithmetic, gram
mcr, spelling, reading and other pri
mary classes did remarkably well. II
the advanced studies the pupils en-
hibited a high standard. They ar
strong and practical in the fundamcn
tails, which aid in making the highe
branches Of mathematics, rhetoric
composition, criticism and the advanc
ed sciences, as Astronomy, Chemistry
Natural Philosophy, etc, much easier
The young ladies acquitted them
selves very creditably in these branch
es. The application OF algebra an,
geometry seemed simple when dem
onstrated by the pupils knowledge o
the exact sciences. The classes il
bookkeeping were well on the genei
ais and the variables, In single AM
double entries.
But II Is In the household sphere o
plain sewing, repairing, darning an
ornamental necdlework, that the ev
dencc Of earnest care and patient 10
dustry are best illustrated. The TT
bune representative was surprised .
the really artistic work on exhibition
Some OF the pieces would do 10 grac
the Royal Art School of Needlewor
In London, so perfect is the work an
so exquisite the design. The plai
sewing, so useful an accomplishment
for young women, Is by no means nes
lected, and the samples here displa,
ed reflect credit on the teachers.
COMMENCEMENT DAy.
i BY 10 o'clock 3. M, the hall of th
Academy was crowded 20 its utmosi
many unable to gain admittance, file
the broad corridors, or visited th
Academy studio, while Others strolle
around in the cool shade, on th
Academy grounds. At the appointe
hour most elaborate programme va
entered upon and carried out success
fully to the letter. (Prograinme omi
ted In News for want of space. Ed
| CONCLUSION.
i The retiring march, Wolenhaup
was an appropriate closing for Il
graduating exercises for 1887, an Il
tellectual feast the cultured audicnS
had enjoyed. The young ladies' modes
self.possession, lady-like dcportmeI
and easy, simple manners; the gene
al tone Of the exercises, the smoot
and prompt connection of change
were in order and diciplinc, no hurr
no undue slowness, all looked like .
cxquisitely, intelligently arrange
tableau. The exercises az 1897 refle